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HOW TO PLAY 

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Contents 

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Three Fundamentals of Hockey 5 

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n^ How to Play Goal 6 

Positions of Point and Cover-point lo 

How to Play Forward. Positions of Rover and Center.... 13 

How to Play Wing 19 

Generalship and Team Work 23 

Proper Equipment and Method of Training 26 

Special Practice Drills 32 

Interpretation of Rules of Game 38 



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Three Fundamentals of Hockey 

For anyone considering taking up hockey as a healthful win- 
ter recreation, and at the same time regarding the game seri- 
ously enough to get the additional pleasure of keen contest, there 
are three important fundamentals to consider. 

Of course, ability to skate on ice is the most necessary quali- 
fication. Nobody could play hockey unless they could move 
about rapidly on the runners with some stability. To play 
hockey does not require finesse on skates or a wide knowledge 
of the art of skating; but a hockey player must be able to start, 
stop and turn in a flash, with sureness of balance. 

Next in importance to the skating comes speed. Hockey is a 
fast and furious game, where speed counts for everything. A 
player may know the game thoroughly, and yet, if he is not as 
speedy as a less experienced opponent, his experience will count 
for little towards scoring a goal. 

Thirdly, the knack of handling a puck with the hockey is al- 
most, if not quite, as important as the first two fundamentals. 
All three of these points are learned simultaneously and un- 
consciously by a young schoolboy as he strives to imitate the 
older fellows in a game of "shinny." Of course, a player is 
better off at hockey for an earlier start, just as in any game. 
Many good players have developed, however, who never played 
hockey until their college days. Whether the fundamentals are 
learned unconsciously or by consideration they are always in 
evidence, and constantly enter in the following discussions of 
position and general team play. 



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How to Play Goal 



There is no one back of the goal keeper to compensate for his 
blunders. A mistake means that his team is scored on To 
guard against mistakes, the goal keeper must be quick and 
accurate in every movement and he should learn to go instinct- 
ively through the proper motions for every stop. 

To do this he must use proper methods, and must use them 
often and must use them every time. In this chapter will be 
described the proper way to stop shots directed at the different 
parts of the net, as indicated by (A), (B), (C), etc., in Fig I 

If the goal keeper has good points on his skates he should 
stand with his feet a little apart and with his weight on his toes 
as in Fig. I.; otherwise he should have his feet together and 
nearly at right angles, the heel of one against the instep of the 
other. 

In both cases the, knees should be bent enough to enable the 
goal keeper to make a quick movement in any direction The 
second of these two positions is the same as that used in stoppin- 
shots at (A), (B) and (C). Except when the goal keeper 
makes these stops he should stand nearly erect, thus bringing 
his legs together at the knees and closing every gap through 
which the puck might slip. The instant the rebounding puck 
strikes the ice it should be cleared away to one side with the 
stick. 

If a body protector is not worn the shot at (C) is likely to 
hurt, but that is all in the game and a goal tender must make up 
his mmd to a hard knock now and then. Either hand held 
palm out against the chest should be ample protection, but the 
goal keeper must never reach forward to catch the puck for 
It might glance off the hand into the goal. 

Shots at (D) should be stopped with a skate rather than with 
the stick, for a skate is a more solid barrier and far more 
certain to check a sturdy drive. Picture II. shows how far a man 




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who was standing at one side of the net can reach toward the 
other side with his foot by merely sliding it on its side along 
the ice and at the same time sinking until his knee nearly touches 
the ice. If a drive is given with his right leg, the goal keeper 
will slide several feet, thus covering still more space. 

Shots at (F) should always be stopped and, if possible, caught 
with the hand, as shown in Picture III. 

It is at (E) that most of the scoring is done. This is the 
most difficult place of all to protect. If the puck comes too low 
to be reached with the hand the stop must be made with the 
inside of the foot or leg. 

If, however, any shot coming toward (D), (E) or (F) is long 
or slow, the goal keeper should always jump in front of it, so 
as to make an (A), (B) or (C) stop of it. 

In Diagram i let (M) — (N) represent the goal and (K) 
the spot from which a shot is to be made. 

Where will the goal keeper stand and how ought he to move 
to best protect the goal? If he stands at the central position 
(X) he will have to move three feet or so to either side, in ^^^ 
order to stop shots near the posts. If he stands at(Y) ^^^/ A 
he can protect the whole goal by merely covering ^^^'^ • 
the shorter line (P)— (N). If he stands at ^^^^ / 
(Z), with his body against the post *»"'' ^f 

(N), he only has to think of p ^^^ ^^ 

moving in one direction, to ^^* • 

the left. >^ 'V" y' Diagram 1 

It is seen, then, 
he should stand _ _ 

(Z) whenever (K) A7 O03.I /V 
is far enough to the side to enable him to reach easily to (P) 
and that otherwise he should stand at (Y). This is the main 
point to be remembered; it is the short space (P) — (N) and 
not the long space (M) — (N) that is to be protected. 



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Figure II. 




Figure III. 



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Positions of Point and Cover-point 

The up-to-date hockey team uses what is known as the parallel 
defense. In this defense the duties of the point and cover-point 
are almost identical. The old style game of having the cover- 
point meet the attack well out in front of the goal, as a sort of 
advance guard, and having the point crowded back almost into 
the net, has been proved very ineffective against combination 
attack. 

To play the parallel defense correctly, the point and cover-point 
must meet the attack well in front of the goal and both must 
be the same distance out. They should be just near enough 
together so that no forward can slip between them. By this 
means a considerable line of opposition is offered instead of 
single points, as when the cover-point and point met the attack 
alternately in the old style game. 

Both these positions are primarily defensive and should always 
be so played in a hard, close match. There are many occasions, 
though, when the safest thing a point or cover-point can do is 
to carry the puck up the rink. Such rushes should be made 
always, however, with the idea of playing perfectly safe. As soon 
as the puck is passed to someone else, or shot at the net, the 
defense man must think of turning at once to protect back terri- 
tory. One of the forwards, preferably the rover, should be 
trained to stay back in the defense when one of the defense men 
has gone up. Too much emphasis cannot be laid on the matter 
of always having an intact barrier to defend the net. 

Although there is not much difference between their duties, 
the point and cover-point must not both go for the same man. 
This would bring disaster at once, as such a move would be just 
what a forward would want a defense to do. He would draw 
both men far to one side and quickly slip the puck to a team mate 
in front of the goal, who would then have a clear shot at the 
goal, with only the goal tender in the way. When the cover- 



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point goes for a forward carrying the puck, the point must either 
cover a pass or check the man who receives it. 

Then, too, it is most important that both men do not follow 
the puck into the corner of the rink. Such a move leaves the 
goal unprotected save by the goal tender. 

Theoretically the parallel defense is perfect, but forwards have 
many clever little tricks that disconcert the defense men and open 
the loopholes for scores. 

In a close game, when a team is behind and fighting hard to 
tie the score before time is up, it is a good plan to bring the 
point and coverpoint right up behind the forward line. This 
reinforces a tired set of forwards. Many times the tieing score 
can be shot in by this move. 

On the contrary, if a team has a lead in the closing minutes, 
it is well to play everything dead safe and make sure that every 
attacking forward is checked off. 

One of the most important duties of the two outer defense men 
is to work in conjunction with the wings in getting the puck out 
of the corners and into the opponents' territory. The most effect- 
ive way to do this is for the cover-point to take the puck behind 
his own goal, making a wide, swinging turn up the rink (see Dia- 
gram 2). By means of this turn, he can acquire terrific speed. 
In the meantime the wing must have skated back onside and, 
wheeling about, be ready to take a pass from the cover-point. In 
this way the puck is started out of dangerous territory. When 
well down towards the opponents' goal, the puck can be passed to 
one of the centers and the cover-point can return. Generally, 
however, one of the center men has hung back so that the cover- 
point can stay in the combination until the final shot for a goal. 



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How to Play Forward. Positions of 
Rover and Center 

FORWARD. 
To the four players called forwards falls the bulk of the 
attacking work of a team. In the best type of a forward line 
there are three distinct divisions in the attack, taken care of 
respectively by the positions of Rover, Center and the two 
Wings. 

ROVER. 

Rather than have the two center forwards distribute their 
entire energy in both offensive and defensive play, it is wise to 
designate one of the center men to concentrate his effort on de- 
fense and have the other center taking care of the heavy scoring 
work. The duties of i-over should fall on the man who can 
skate better than his team mates and who has an aptitude for 
careful, defensive work. The rover must always be the forward 
to play well back when the play is around the opponents' net. 
On the attack the rover's position is out some little distance in 
front of the goal. From such a position, he can receive a back 
pass from his other forwards and get a more direct shot at 
the goal. At the same tim.e he is always between the puck and 
his own goal and can more easily follow back to help his defense 
in case of an unexpected sally by the enemy. 

With the puck in the opponents' corner, the rover should be 
placed as the player marked left center (L.C.) in Diagram 3. 
In this position he can do the following things: i, Receive a 
back pass from his left wing out of the corner; 2, Take a re- 
bound shot and have a direct shot for a goal; 3, Is in the best 
position to turn and break up any combination started by the 
opponents. 

The rover should never attempt to stop a play head on, but 
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that if he fails once or twice to break up a play he is still right 
along beside it and can at least force the rushing forward to 
the side boards before the play reaches the defense. There, 
with the cover-point to aid, little harm can be done from the 
extreme side, if the goal keeper is a keen one. It is shots from 
the middle and directly in front of the net that are hardest for 
a goal tender to block. 

One good forward playing this follow-back method ("check- 
ing-back" is the Canadian term) consistently, can do more than 
any other one player toward demoralizing a team. A forward 
continually breaking up plays by this means disconcerts the 
other side disastrously and is the hardest defense to overcome. 

In case the play has succeeded in reaching the rover's end of 
the rink he must then see that his particular opponent is covered 
in front of the goal. He has nothing to do with getting the 
puck back up the rink, that job falling solely on the cover-point 
and wings. If every man in a position to score is efficiently 
covered, no goal can be scored. Most goals scored can be 
charged to failure to cover the man. Of course, the defense 
may be too tuckered to do thiSj but more often the mistake 
happens through neglect in the excitement of the moment and the 
strong desire on the part of a defensive forward to watch the 
movements of the puck rather than those of his man. 



CENTER. 

On the other hand, too much conservative defense playing 
does not add to the score, and after all the score is what wins. 
Many goals have to be made by quick passes from the side and 
on rebounds. This task falls to the center. Every time an at- 
tack is made, the center forward should be found boring right 
in close to the net. The qualifications of a good center are quick- 
ness with his stick and ability to work especially well in close 
quarters. Of course, the center has to do his work in a territory 
that is defended desperately and often it is only by his superior 
quickness of eye and hand that he can get the puck into the net. 

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two center forwards. In general, these two players have about 
the same amount of ground to cover and each should do a lot of 
both defensive (following-back) as well as offensive work. 

The center should be the man who takes a chance at picking 
the puck away from a rushing forward. This play is made head 
on and„.when it works, opens a golden opportunity. On the other 
hand a failure leaves the center out of the play completely. The 
successful dive depends on outguessing the other fellow and as 
long as one man is playing safe it often pays to have the other 
center taking a chance. 

Many situations arise when the center has to do the work of 
the rover and vice-versa. The rover may be blocked or thrown 
to the ice and thus momentarily put out of the play. These 
things must be instantly sized up by a good player, who then 
takes the rover's place. More often than not, an attack includes 
only two forwards in combination, the others having been put 
out of the play for various reasons. In such cases both men 
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How to Play Win^ 

The two end forwards, called right and left wing, are 
primarily offensive players. These two men have more skating 
to do than any others, and consequently they should be men 
of great endurance and able to keep going at top speed the 
longest. They must skate way back into their own corners and 
work with their cover-point in getting the puck started up the 
rink. Not only this, but the wings are supposed to go into the 
opponents' corners and pass the puck to the centers, who are 
in a better position from which to score. By being in the 
opponents' corners, the wings can often prevent rushes from 
getting started. It is much easier to stop plays that are starting 
than to wait until after they attain top speed and are well out 
of the corners. 

When the centers are about to shoot for a goal the wings 
should close in from both sides, ready to scoop in any rebound 
from the goal tender's legs. More goals are scored in hockey 
by playing these rebounds quickly than by direct rushes and 
shots. On account of the goal tender having just made a stop 
and being off his balance, a rebound shot is the hardest kind to 
st3p. The play is so close under the goal man's nose that his 
eye can hardly follow the puck and he has little chance of 
covering the net against these quick scoops. (Fig. IV.) 

Not only do the wings have to skate more than the centers, 
but they do not find so many of those little opportunities to catch 
their wind and relax their tired muscles. The work of the rover 
and center eases up a bit when the puck is being jockeyed about 
in the corners, and they can get brief breathing spells quite 
frequently. Not so the wing; he must keep plugging along at 
hL utmost. 

The wing players should do a great deal of the puck carrying. 
On receiving the puck near his own corner, a wing can gener- 
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do three things. He can take a long shot at the net, with little 
chance of scoring, as he is near the side and hence has a sharp 
angle shot. Secondly, he can try to dodge the defense and carry 
the puck right in close and score alone. Lastly, he can pass the 
puck to one of his centers, or even away across the rink to his 
other wing. 

The first two means call for individual brilliancy and should 
be used less frequently than the last; that is team work. A 
wing must be a strategist and use his wits to keep the defense 
guessing as to what he is going to do. He must combine the 
right amount of individual work with his combination play to 
make the defense uncertain what he will do next. With 
opponents wondering what is coming, a wing should have no 
trouble in drawing them out of position and then sliding a neat 
little pass to his waiting center, or, in case they refuse to be 
drawn, he can slip out around them and have a good opportunity 
to score himself. 

These principles apply, of course, to all the forwards in car- 
rying the puck and are not limited to the wing flayers. 

Diagram 4 shows the zones of the rink surface that should be 
covered by the four forwards. The inclosed area in front of the 
opponents' goal shows the territory where the puck is always 
dangerous to the defense. Shots made from outside this terri- 
tory should be stopped ordinarily by the goal tender. 




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Generalship and Team Work 

Success in any close game of hockey often depends on little 
things that the leader suggests to his men during the course of 
play. Each member of a team has plenty of opportunity to use 
headwork, but the generalship of the game as a whole should 
fall on the shoulders of a well qualified leader. 

When the score stands at a tie, or there is only a one point 
margin — and one goal means so much toward determining the 
winner — the whole team ought to be informed of how much time 
remains to be played. To see that his men have this informa- 
tion should be one of the duties of a captain. 

With a one goal lead toward the close of a game between 
evenly matched teams the burden of forcing the play falls to the 
team behind; therefore the obvious thing for the leaders to do is 
to play as safe as possible and kill time. There are many ways 
of using up seconds, and they are all the easier to execute when 
the losing team does not realize their purpose. 

If the puck is behind the goal line there is no direct danger of 
a score, so that often a cover-point can start with the puck 
from out in the rink and skate leisurely back around his own 
goal. Opposing forwards, thinking he is coming out at full 
speed on the other side, prepare to intercept him there. The 
cover-point can pretend to start out and, turning slowly around, 
skate back of the goal again. Often these tactics can be repeated 
several times before the opponents grasp the meaning, and when 
they do rush in the cover-point can shoot the puck far up the 
rink. 

Along the side boards, too, the wings have many chances to 
play safe by holding the puck close to the boards and keeping 
their bodies in the way of opponents, so that they have great 
difficulty in getting the puck free. 

In general, assuming that two teams are very evenly matched, 
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as long as they can and then making sure they shoot it far down 
into opposing territory. All the time the opponents will be 
fighting desperately to stop this stalling for time, and they will 
have to spend much of their fast-ebbing strength in useless 
efforts to get control of the puck. Like a good base ball general 
ordering his batters to make the pitcher work, a good hockey 
leader should order his men to make their opponents skate. 

All this discussion of generalship emphasizes the importance 
of scoring the first goal. When the teams are very even, a one 
goal lead is a tremendous advantage to a side, and they can 
scientifically waste time, only exerting themselves to score when 
exceptional opportunities arise. The importance of a lead, of 
course, increases as the game proceeds farther and farther with- 
out a score. 

It is a good plan in most games to start playing conservatively. 
That is, the forwards ought to follow back carefully and make 
sure that no goal is scored against them. Meanwhile they are 
watching their opponents closely and often they can discover 
some weak points in the opposing team. 

For instance, the center may find that his opponents are not 
very good stick handlers and dodgers and that he can pick the 
puck away from them, say two out of three times. If such is the 
case, it is surely worth while by the law of chance to resort to 
picking rather than sacrifice such good chances to score by pay- 
ing too much attention to following back. Of course, the follow- 
back game is the safest, but to take the proper amount of chance 
is certainly good generalship. 

The leader can size up the situation and see how things are 
going and perhaps delegate one of his men to take chances and 
tell the others to play safe. 

Another case where good judgment will help bring a victory 
is having the defense men help out tired forwards toward the 
end of a close battle. The defense men, as a rule, have more 
intermittent work than the forwards, and therefore are less 
exhausted at the end. They can become more aggressive and 
do a great deal of the puck carrying in the last few minutes. 

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they are especially good. In assigning men to positions on a 
team, it is the careful consideration of each one's strong points 
that helps to make a well balanced team. 

Some players have a peculiar knack of scoring goals by one 
means or another from all kinds of mixups in front of the net. 
This type of player should, of course, be in one of the center 
positions, and the other forwards should tend to keep passing to 
him. With this man in one of the center positions the other 
center should be a strong defensive player. 

For the wings, as explained in the chapter on How to Play 
Wing, speed and endurance are required a little more than great 
skill, and so the faster and longer winded men should be on the 
wings. 

Often a center will have several chances to scor-^ goals by 
brilliant individual rushes. If he has failed in four or five 
attempts to get by the defense, he may have tried to pass them 
on a certain side each time. Now, many defense men have a 
weak side, and sometimes a center can win a game by remember- 
ing to go the other way on his last try. This is only one of many 
similar ways where the chance for headwork comes in. Good 
generalship will make the most of them. 



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Proper Equipment and Method of 
Training for a Hockey Player 

One basis that any hockey player in preparing himself for a 
game can rely on is that every unit of energy he is able to muster 
can be spent usefully. No player can keep going at top speed 
during a whole game and anything that helps toward sustaining 
his wind and strength should be adopted. 

The man who can avoid wasting his strength and make every 
action in a game a telling one will be much more effective 
than a gallery player who goes out of his way to trip or check 
an opponent out of spite or loss of temper. The game itself 
requires all a man's concentration and effort without any 
extras. 

There are two things that aid a player greatly in conserving 
his energy, namely, physical fitness and proper equipment. 

Of the equipment used, proper skates are the most important 
item. A hockey skate should be as light as is consistent with 
the tremendous strain put upon it. For lightness, combined with 
proper strength, a thin steel blade set into an upper frame of 
light steel tubing makes a very satisfactory skate. This con- 
struction allows the skate to be made higher off the ice than the 
solid steel skate. This extra height gives the skater more lever- 
age on the ice surface and hence more speed, provided his ankles 
can stand the strain. For a player who is troubled with any 
weakness of the ankles a lower skate would be better. 

The best quality of tool steel should be used for the blade. 
The tempering must be soft and flexible for the upper part and 
the lower cutting edges hardened, so that they will hold their 
keenness. The heel plate ought to be higher than the toe plate, 
so that the foot will pitch forward slightly. This does away 
with the need of having a heavy leather heel on the shoe. 

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low Spring heel shoes, or No. XS " Championship" Hockey Skates, 
fitted with No. 336 high heel shoes, make really ideal combinations. 

Another very important point in regard to the skate is the 
proper curving of the runner on the ice. Most hockey skates 
are made with flat runners and this curve has to be ground on 
afterward. The curve should not be as sharp as that used by 
fancy skaters. A curve of approximately eight feet radius is 
what most players find to be suitable. Great care has to be taken 
in grinding this curve not to overheat the steel and draw the 
temper. A gentle curve facilitates quick turning without in the 
least detracting from the speed. 

A light shoe of kangaroo leather, reinforced over the instep, and 
having no heavy heel, is very satisfactory. This shoe should lace 
way down to the toe, so that it may be drawn to fit the foot firmly. 
The Spalding No. 339 shoe is built on this principle. 

It does not pay to lace the foot tightly and then strap the ankle 
for extra support. A well fitting shoe gives ample bracing and 
should not be laced tighter than necessary to make a close, firm 
fit. It is much easier to skate when the ankles are supple. 

The steel skates should be riveted to the shoe so that the centci 
line of the blade is in the same plane as the line between the 
center of the toe and heel of the shoe. If the skates are 
fastened on true, much strain is saved on the ankles. 

In regard to the proper clothes a hockey player ought to 
wear, the matter of lightness, combined with absolute freedom of 
action for the muscles of the entire body, are the important 
things to consider. Some kind of shin and knee protection is 
also necessary. Spalding makes a very complete line of pads, and 
knee and shin guards, and their No. KE knee pad, and No. 6X 
combined knee and shin guards are particularly satisfactory. Here 
again the question of lightness is the essential point. Light pads 
over the hips and elbows are also good things. 

A good stick is always a delight to a hockey player. Hockeys 
have the "feel," just as a bat to the ball player, or a driver to 
the golfer. Of course, only an experienced player can recog- 
nize this "feel" of a stick, as it is largely imagination, and no 
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are some things, however, essential to a good hockey. The 
blade ought not to be extremely long and should not be too flat 
on the bottom. The angle the blade makes with the shaft, 
together with the length oS the shaft, must be suitable to the 
height and reach of the individual player. If the blade reaches 
out too obtusely it is very awkward to handle the puck underfoot. 
The most comprehensive and up-to-date line of hockeys is that 
manufactured by A. G. Spalding & Bros., in their Canadian 
factory. 

The whole outfit, including skates, shoes, stick and gloves, 
ought not to exceed six pounds. 

With the best and most scientific outfit no hockey player is 
formidable unless he has a great amount of wind and endur- 
ance. The two things that aid these the most, provided the 
player is normally healthy, are plenty of sleep and a good, whole- 
some diet. Practising in hockey can be overdone very easily 
and staleness is the result. Always it is a good plan to warm 
up thoroughly before commencing a game. Many a strain and 
pulled tendon has resulted from too quickly jumping into a 
hard game. 

All preparations ought to be made bearing in mind that every 
ounce of energy saved can be used to advantage in a hard game. 
When both teams are well equipped and both are in the best 
physical shape, hockey then becomes a game of strategy and a 
case of outwitting the opponent. 



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Special Practice Drills 

, The best way to practice hockey is for a team to play the 
game in actual scrimmage with another team, always trying to 
; improve team work and smoothness. There are many things 
that a player can do by himself, however, or, with the aid of 
one or two others, to eliminate individual weaknesses and 
become of more service to a team. 

Since speed is a prime essential of hockey, the proper way to 
turn on skates is an important point in which to become pro- 
ficient. Most players 'get up their speed on skates from a stand- 
ing start by a wheeling turn, using short, choppy strokes. The 
turn is made almost opposite to the direction desired, and as the 
player swings into line he reaches nearly maximum speed, so 
that it is no great effort to burst into top speed. 

Similarly, when a player wishes to turn around he can do 
so by means of a wheeling turn, at cost of much less energy, 
as well as time, than he could do by stopping and starting again. 
Usually a player can make the turn more naturally to one side 
than the other, and if that is the case, he should spend a great 
■deal of time practising turning on his weak side until it comes 
perfectly natural to him. 

When a player is carrying the puck the difficulty of making 
•dodging turns is increased greatly, as most players have to give 
'considerable attention to the puck. A very good way to practice 
jmaking both right and left turns carrying a puck is to skate in a 
jlarge figure eight. In this way the ability to make turns in both 
directions is developed equally, and either way soon becomes 
Inatural and can be executed unconsciously. 

Good dodging ability is a great asset to a forward and can- 
Hot be acquired without great control of skates. In dodging, the 
ability to jump often saves bad falls from trips and checks. 
Jumping on skates is a good deal of a habit a forward has to 
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move, but is used half instinctively to clear sticks and legs that 
happen to be in the way. It is good practice to lay a series of 
obstacles on the ice and attempt to carry the puck through and 
around them, dodging sharply and jumping as occasion requires. 

Where a forward jumps a lot he does not have to dodge as 
wide. Many players take wide, swinging dodges, depending on 
great speed and sudden shifting of direction to throw opponents 
off their balance one way and then passing them on the other by 
a quick shift. Such a method often works for a cover-point in 
going around his own goal. He gets up tremendous speed when 
he swings diagonally out into the rink towards the side boards. 
The opponents, thinking to box him close to the boards, are 
generally off their balance in that direction and are often unpre- 
pared to meet a sudden tacking shift by the cover-point. Many 
times a cover-point can gain an opening in this way and skate the 
whole length of the rink unmolested. 

Some forwards dodge entirely by stickwork; that is their 
body goes in an even path and they depend on fooling an 
opponent by zigzagging the puck on their sticks. This kind of 
dodging should be the easiest for a defense man to check, as 
it is only necessary to watch the forward's eyes to tell where 
his body is going. In fact, this matter of watching the eyes is 
one of the hardest things for a cover-point to learn, but is abso- 
lutely essential. It is a great temptation to watch the move- 
ments of the puck, but that is dangerous, as it is the man a 
defense player must check. If the man is body checked the puck 
cannot go any farther unless passed to another. 

Just as it is easier for the defense player to make a check by 
watching the eyes of a forward, so is it easier for the forward to 
dribble the puck if he can do so by the feel of it on his stick 
without looking at it. With the ability to carry the puck with- 
out looking at it, a forward can give more attention to the loca- 
tion of opponents and his own men, and so can seize oppor- 
tunities that would otherwise be lost. Of course, no forward 
can do this without an occasional glance. 

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skating up and down the rink together two forwards can get 
much practice in passing the puck. When two men are quite 
close together the pass can be made quick and accurate, as an 
error in direction does not multiply in a short distance. Longer 
passes, though, have to be made with great calculation and 
science. The passer must plan to snap the puck rather slowly 
along the ice and diagonally ahead, so that the receiver will be 
able to just reach the puck without having to change direction or 
slow up and wait for the puck. To make passing harder still, of 
course, the interference of an opponent has always to be reckoned 
with. A pass must be made well before an opponent is reached, 
so that he cannot possibly jump out and intercept the puck. On 
the other hand, a pass made too early loses its effectiveness in 
that it allows the opponents time enough to offset any advantage 
gained by the pass. It is seen then that there is a psychological 
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Interpretation of Rules of Game 

The Rules of Hockey are simple as compared to the elaborate 
codes of foot ball and base ball, but the game is so quick- 
motioned that rank infractions often go unpenalized. Simple hs 
they are, too, many spectators often wonder why a player is pat 
off the ice for a brief spell. 

There are two causes why a player can be suspended : for 
violation of some technical rule, or for a deliberate foul play. 
Under technical violations come off-side playing and "loafing 
off-side" ; also puck fouls, such as kicking the puck and throwing 
it with the hand. 

An explanation of just what constitutes off-side play can be 
eiven best by quoting the rule : 

"Any player nearer to his opponents' goal than 
is an imaginary line running through the center of 
the puck and parallel with the goal line is off- 
side. 

"A player off-side shall be considered out of play, 
and may not touch the puck himself or in any meas- 
ure prevent any other player from doing so until the 
puck has been touched by an opponent in any way 
whatsoever, or until it has been carried nearer than 
he is himself to his opponent's goal line. 

"If a player violates this rule the puck shall be 
faced where it was last played before the off-side 
occurred. In the event of the puck rebounding off 
the body of the player in the goal tender's position, 
the other players of his team shall be considered 
on-side." 

The foregoing rule should clear up all misunderstanding about 
off-side playing. Often when the puck is passed diagonally 
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fact that the player receiving the pass was back of the puck at 
the instant it was passed is lost sight of. 

An infraction of the rules called "loafing off-side" should 
draw a suspension penalty upon the offender. A player who is 
off-side and waits for the play to come up to him and put him 
on-side is termed to be "loafing." Likewise, waiting in front of 
an opponent's net to score on a rebound from a shot farther 
back in the rink is a case of "loafing." A player must always 
start to skate back on-side, or else be put out. 

Under foul playing come many causes for penalties. One of 
the most exasperating things that can happen to a forward is to 
neatly dodge by an opponent only to have his feet hooked out 
from under him by a malicious trip from behind. There is 
hardly ever any excuse for a trip of this nature, and it is about 
the meanest and most unsportsmanlike foul in the game. 

Another foul that is not so easy of detection as the trip is 
known as the "cross check." Instead of a legitimate body cncck, 
a section of the stick held firmly between the hands is sometimes 
used to stop opponents. The end of the stick allowed to pro- 
ject a few inches beyond the hand is a formidable weapon with 
which to jab an opponent in the ribs. Of course, such dirty play- 
ing needs no comment and fortunately the player resorting to 
such means is a rare exception. 

It often happens that a player, excited by the heat of play 
will commit fouls that he would never do if he was cool and 
considerate. Generally a short rest in the timer's box will serve 
to make him see the folly of his actions and how much he handi- 
caps his team by being off the ice. The game is completely in 
the hands of the referee, and it is up to him_ to stop any rough 
play at once, as one slug invites another. 




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1 LongBlade. Forward Model. 

^ach, 50c. 
No. 0. Championship 
^ ^Stick, Defence Model. 
Each. 60c, 





Spalding 
"Practice" 
Hockey Stick 

No. 2. Spalding "Practice 
Hockey Stick. Regulation siz 
and made of good quality timbe: 
A very serviceable stick. 

Each. 25 



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IMo. Defeneei 

SPALDING 
ICE HOCKEY GOALS 

No A. Strong steel frame, with heavy white 

twine netting. Suitable for outdoors or indoors; 

quickly removable, leavmg no f^oles in ice. 

Pair, $30.00 



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SPALDING OFFICIAL HOCKEY PU^ 

^ee the Spalding Trade-Mark on Puck itself before putting into pfay. 

,No.l3. The Spalding " Official" Trade-Mark Puck has 
been adopted as official puck of The Canadian 
Amateur Hockey League, composed of these world-famed 
teams: Montreal, Shamrock, Quebec, Victoria and 
Westmount Each, 50c. 

No. 15. The Spalding "Practice" Puck is regulation size, 
and really better than the so-called official pucks turned 
out by other makers Each, 25c. 



Extract from Official Rules of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League 

Sec. I 3. The Spaldmg Hockey Puck, the Official Puck of the League. 




5PALDING "'TOM HOWARD 




MODEL HOCKEY STICKS 

The "Tom Howard" Model ice hockey sticks have a "flat 
lying" blade, properly trimmed to give correct balance and 
for shooting the puck, and are adopted for general all around 
style of play. Fairly light in weight and with the proper 
degree of stiffness, the 

being specially 
selected by Mr. 
Howard, 



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Mr. Howard, who was for many 
years a hockey player of inter-, 
national reputation, and now gen» 
erally considered the most success- 
ful ice hockey coach in either the 
[United States or Canada, has dur- 
ing the past twenty years f 
nished his special model stick; 
to many of the most famous 
players the game has ever /4. 
produced. Hereafter c 
"Tom Howard" ice 
hockey sticks will be 
supplied by A. G 
Spalding & Bros 



Supplied for either right\ 

left handed players. 

Mention which model 

required and whether right 

or left handed when ordering.' 

Tom Howard " Model A. Long 

handle and long blade. The blade 

is wider than on Model B. For players 

who like a big stick. . . Each, $1.00 

'''> V ..„ < >-4 
'Tom Howard" Model B. Same gen- 
al lines as Model A, but shorter in 
die and blade and smaller model 



"Tom Howard" Mods) A". 


•• Tom Howard " Model B throughout 


. . . Each. $i.oa 


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No.7G 

!ce Hockey Goal Keeper's 

Leg Guards 

Patented May 30, 1916 

Note Special " Wing " Padding 



Leg Guards for Goal Keepers 

No. 7G. Exclusive Spalding design. (Patented May 
30, 1916.) Special tanned brown leather covered. 
Very heavy roll knee pads. Wing pads to give 
extra protection to the calf and shin. Ankle pads 
give complete protection and thigh pads are 
especially well padded Pair, $7.50 

No. CG. Similar design and make up to No. 7G, but 
white canvas instead of leather covered. Pair, $6.00 

Shin Guards for Forward Players 

No. 16X. Fiber Molded Shin Guard, with felt knee 
pad. Steel band reinforcements to keep fiber 
firm and w^ebbing 
shinwards. To 
be worn under 
stockings. (Pat. 
Feb. 22. 1916.) 

Pair, $2.50 
No. KH. Canvas 
Reed Padded Shin 
Guard, with felt 
knee pad. Very light, but gives complete pro- 
tection. To be worn under stockings. Pair, $2.00 
No. K. All-Felt Shin Guard, with elastic bands to 

hold in place. Worn under stockings. Pair, 75c. No. 16X No. KH No. K 

Spalding Ice Hockey Knee and Elbow Pads, with 
Elastic Bandage Supports 

No. EF, Combined Elbow — ^ ^ _ „— —^ ^ _^, _ , — -i 

Pad and v/oven Elastic i . \ ,^ '■ \ 

Bandage. Padded w^ith felt ' 

strips. Elastic bandage No. EF 

furnishes support to elbow 

while special arrangement 

of the felt strips provides 

protection against bruises. ' „ /m_ vrt ^m« vn 

Fr.,%2.00i,S2I.60D^.prs. ^ ' ^*' ^ ^°- ^^ 

No. KF. Same as No.EF.but for knee instead of elbow. Fair, ^2.0Q-^S2J .60Do2.p7-s. 

No. KE. Combined leather covered roll style Knee Pad, with elastic reinforcement at 
either end which holds pad in place Pai\t,%2.S0-^ S27 MO Doz. p7-s. 

No. KG. Combined canvas covered Knee Pad lined with felt and with elastic rein- 
forcement at either end Fa\t,^\.00-^SIO.SO Do2. pis. 

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SPALDING ICE HOCKEY GLOVES 

CORRECT STYLES. COMPLETE ASSORTMENT 




No.LG 

No. LG. This is the model of the glove 
worn by the most successful Goal 
Keeper playing in Canada, and in- 
cludes all the special Spalding features 
which have put our gloves, the same 
as our skates, shoes and sticks, in a 
class by themselves w^herever the game 
of Hockey is played. Notice especially 
our patented "centre break" finger 
pad to protect the back bone of the 
hand, also the "broken in "leather 
closed palm of special treated leather, 
besides the special designed wrist ex- 
tension palm, triple thumb padding; 
leather lined, well padded 7-inch cuff; 
v^hite knuckles. Gloves of special 
tanned brown glove leather. Pr., $6.00 




No. HI 



No. HIG 

No. G. This glove was made by us on 
a special call from one of the greatest 
Forwards who ever played the game. 
Perfectly flexible except for the cuff, 
wrhich is 5 inches long and reed pad- 
ded. No extra weight in this glove but 
thorough protection where really 
needed. Tufted padding. Durable 
brown glove leather. . Pair, $5.00 

No. HIG. A really wonderful all around 
glove. Has patented "center-break" 
finger pad, * broken-in" leather ven- 
tilated palm, and special design wrist 
extension palm with special cross pads 
to protect wrist. Cuff reed padded 5 /^ 
inch, leather lined, white knuckles. 
Glove of special tanned brown glove 
leather Pair, $4.50 




No.HG 



No. HL Including patented "center-break" finger pad, 
triple thumb padding and white knuckles as in our higher 
priced gloves, and in every respect a first class all around 
Hockey glove. Ventilated leather palm, S'l-inch reed 
padded leather lined cuff. Glove of brown glove leather. 

Pair, $4.00 

No. HG. Gives ample protectioi?to all bones and joints in 
the player's hand. Brown leather, with vkrhite buckskin 
palm, and gauntlet padded with rattan reeds. Pair, $3.50 

No. H2. Correct model well made Hockey glove. Properly 
padded, 53^-inch reed padded cuff, leather lined. Venti- 
lated leather palm. Glove of brown glove leather. 

Pair, $2.50 

HOW TO PLAY ICE HOCKEY 

By S. Trafford Hicks 
No. 20R. Spalding's Athletic Library. Price 25 cents. 



Tf-^' 




No.H2 



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Body Protectors for Hockey Goal Keepers 

No. 4H. Heavy felt, with elastic belt to go around 
body, and specially padded leather protection over 

stomach • Each $3.50 

Also following regular base ball catchers body pro- 
tectors, equally suitable for ice hockey goal keepers. 
No 5P. Leather padded style, not inflated. Patented 
June 22, 1909; August 24, 1909. . . Each, $10.00 
No 4-0. Inflated style. Patented November 24, 1903. 

Each, $10.00 

Inflated. Full size " 7.50 

Inflated. Slightly narrower than No. 2-0. 5.00 

Inflated Each, 3.50 

Inflated. Youths'. Good size. " 3.00 




No. 2-0. 
No. 0. 
No. M. 
No. 2. 



Eyegli 



Spaldi 




Eyeglass Protector 



img 
lass Protector 
for Hockey 

Made of strong annealed wire, 
nicely padded, and a thorough 
j^ •„ protection for eyeglasses or 

GoalKeepert'BodyProtector spectacles. . . Each. $2.00 

Spalding Ice Hockey Pants 

PADDED 

No 5B. Heavy brown or white canvas, hips padded 
lightly. Very loose fitting. Pair, $1.00 -^ ^7^.5^ /^C^". 
UNPADDED-FLY FRONT, LACED 

White or black sateen. Pair, %\.2Bi^ $13 .50 Dos. 
White or black sateen. " 1.00* lO.SODos. 
White or black sateen. " .75 -^ 8.10 Doz. 

White, black or gray jean. .50 >r 5.40 Doz. 

Stripes down sides of any of these pants. 
Pair, extra, ZS^.^f; $2 .70 Doz. 

Spalding Full Length Tights 

No. lA. Best worsted, full fashioned. . Pair, $5.00 
No. 605. Cut worsted. . . VB:\x,%ZSiQ-k SS3.00 Doz. 
No. 3A. Cotton, full quality. White, black or flesh. 

Pair, $ 1 .00 * SIO. SODoz . 

Spalding Score Cards for Ice Hockey 

Designed by S. Trafford Hicks, former Captain Harvard Hockey Team. Dozen, 24c. 

The prices printed in italics opposite items marked within will be quoted only^on orders for on^ 
half dozen or more at one time^ """'" " ' " ' ''^^''' ».~j -.-^i- 



No.l. 
No. 2. 

No. 3. 
No. 4. 



No.SB 



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SPALDING HOCKEY AND SKATING SHOES 




No. 339 



1 



"Expert" Racing* and Hockey Shoes 
No. 337. Gotten up especially for 
racing and is also just the thing 
for expert and particularly fast 
hockey players. Fine quality kan- 
garoo leatlier, very soft and pliable, 
extremely light weight; reinforced 
inside over ankle, laces low. 
Blucher style. Special counter sup- 
ports foot without tiring wearer. 

Very light soles Pair, $5.50 

We recommend these shoes for use with 
Spalding Tubular Racing Skates, also with 
any style racing skates made to be riveted 
to shoes. 



Spalding- "Championship" Hockey 
Shoes 

No. 339. This is a heavier weight 
shoe than No. 337. Fine quality 
calf. Reinforced inside over ankle. 
Padded tongue. Special counter 
supports anlvle, instep and arch of 
foot. Hard box toe special protec- 
tion. Laces low. Blucher cut. 
Large brass eyelets Pair, $5.00 

Recommended particularly for use with 
Spalding Hockey Skates, regular and Tubu- 
lar styles. Suitable also for use with any 
Canadian Pattern Hockey Skates. 



No. 332 




Spalding- Hockey Shoes 

No. 333. ]\Iade after the design of 
our No. 33 7 Shoes, but differing in 
quality of material and construc- 
tion. Light weight and substan- 
tially made Pair, $3.50 

Can be used with any Canadian Pattern 
Hockey or Racing Skates to be riveted on. 



Spalding- Men's Skating- Shoes 

No. 332. iVlade of good quality 
leather, machine sewed. Padded 
tongue. Full heels. Laces low. 
Blucher cut: lined. Well con- 
structed shoes Pair, .$4.00 

Recommended also for use with any regular 

Clamp Fastening Ice Skates. 



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SKATE AND SHOE OUTFITS 



ikates included in these special outfits are Spalding Combination model, equally suitable for 

lither hockey, rink or general skating with blades of Hykarbon steel, hardened and tempered, 

;xtra polished, nickel-plated and buffed. As it is a specia' offer, skates and shoes in outfits listed 

below, cannot be furnished separately. 




^o. SS4. Supplied in all sizes up to 
11 1/7 -inch skates. Shoes in this out- 
fit "are with heels, good quality 
black calf, substantially made. 

Pair, $5.00 



No. SS3. Supplied in all sizes up to 
11 '/.-inch skate. Shoes in this out- 
fit are without heels, good quality 
black calf, well made. . , .Pair, $5.00 



For Women 
and Girls 




sTo. SS2. Supplied in sizes larger than 
size six shoes, and including size 
1114-inch skate, attached. Shoes in 
this outfit are without heels; black 
calf Pair, $4.50 

^o. SSI. Supplied in sizes up to size 
six shoes only, with skates to fit, 
attached. Skates and shoes in $4.00 
outfit are same as in Outfit No. SS2 
except in the matter of sizes sup- 
plied Pair, $4.00 



No. SS5. Shoes in this outfit have 
full heels and are of good quality 
calf, in either tan or black. (Men- 
tion which is desired when order- 
ing.) Skates are combination model 
equally suitable for either hockey, 
rink or general skating. .Pair, $7.50 



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(TRADE-MARK TuTrf 



\ 



SPALDING TUBULAR STEEL RACING SKATES 

Blades made of special Swedish steel, hardened and tempered, tapered from 
1-16 inch at the toe to 1-32 inch at the heel. Toe and heel plates made of best 
partly hardened steel, left full size, so they can be cut to fit shoe. Furnished 
in two lengtlis of blades, 141/2 and 151/2 inches. Foot plates arranged to fit 
small, medium or large size shoe. Specify size of shoe worn, also length of 
blade required. Built for use with light racing shoes. No. 337 preferably. Our 
guarantee will not cover if heavy hockey or skating shoes are used. 
On Special Orders we will supply the 14 1/2 -inch Tubular Racing Skates with 
Toe and Heel Plates arranged to fit Women's or Boy's Shoes. 
Used by the Champion Speed Skaters in AH Their Races. 




Spalding- Tubiiiar Racing Skate, No. TRN or 
No. TRA attached to Spalding No. 337 Shoe. 



No. TRN*. Spalding Tubular 
Steel Racing Skates, polished. 
Nickel-plated and buffed. 

Pair, $9.00 
No. TBN Skates, including No. 
337 Shoes, attached. 

Pair, $14.50 
No. TBA. Spalding Tubular 
Steel Racing Skates, alum- 
inum finish Pair, $8.00 

No. TBA Skates, including No. 
337 Shoes, attached. 

Pair, $13.50 



SPALDING TUBULAR STFEL HOCKEY SKATES 








\ 



We have been manufacturing 
Tubular Hockey Skates now for 
eleven years, each year putting in 
some new improvement for the 
benefit of the hockey player. Run- 
/^ ' \ ners of special treated Synthloy 
/ ' \ steel, hardened and tempered, very 
t- __._ ^ tough and absolutely the best ob- 

tainable for the purpose. Sizes 
Showing No. TH Spalding Tubular Hockey Skate 9y2, 10, 10%, 11, 11 Va, 12 inch foot 

attached to Spalding No. 339 Shoe. length. 

No. TH. Spalding Tubular Steel No. TH Skates, including Spalding No 
Hockey Skates. Aluminum finish. 339 Shoes, complete, attached. 

Pair, $7.00 Pair, $12.00 



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HOCKEY SKATES 




No. XS. Blades of special treated Synthloy steel, hard- 
ened and tempered, specially polished, niclcel-plated 
and buffed. Plates extra fine polished, plated and 
buffed. Sizes Si/o to 111/2 inches Pair, $5.0O 




Men's "League" Outfit, including "League 
Hockey" Skates No. XS fastened to Spalding 
Shoes No. 336. Complete, Pair, $11.00 



No. XS. Spalding "League Hockey" Skate. 



We recommend following Skate 

Shoe Outfits: 

Men's "Iieagrue" Outfit. Including 
No. XS Skates and No. 336 Shoes. 
Complete, attached. .Pair, $11.00 

Women's "Leagrue" Outfit. Includ- 
ing No. XS Skates and No. 350 
Shoes. Complete, attached. Pr., $11.00 



SPALDING COMBINATION SKATES 



Equally suitable for either hockey, ri 
in either Nos. XD or XC listed below 
Spalding- Arena Coiubiuatiou Skate 
No. XD. Blades of Laminal Steel, 
hardened and tempered, very finely 
polished, nickel-plated and buffed. 
Plates and all parts nickel-plated 
and buffed, tops finely polished. 

Pair, $3.00 



nk or general skating. Sizes supplied 
: 8V2. 9, 91/2, 10, 101/2, 11, 111/2 inches. 
Spalding- Expert Combination Skate 
No. XC. Similar in design to No. XD, 
but blades of Hykarbon steel, hard- 
ened and tempered, extra polished, 
nickel-plated and buffed. Plates 
nickel-plated and buffed. .Pair, $1.50 





Spalding No. XD Skate fastened to Spalding No. 
332 Shoe, for Men. Complete Outfit, Skates and 
Pair, $7.00 



Style of Nos. XD and XC Spalding Combination Skates. 
Outfits for Men or Boys 
No. XD Skate attached to No. 332 
Shoes. Outfit complete. Pair, $7.00 
No. XC Skates instead attached to 
No. 332 Shoes, outfit complete. 
Pair, $5.50 
Outfits for Women or Girls 
No. XD Skate attached to No. 330 
Women's Shoe. This outfit com- 
plete Pair, $7.00 

No. XC Skates instead attached to 
No. 330 Women's Shoes, outfit 
complete Pair, $5.50 



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SPALDING C^.a£^^ COMBINATION SKATES 

No. XE. Blades of Synthite steel, hardened and tempered, extra finely pol- 
ished, nickel-plated and buffed. Plates and other parts polished, plated and 
buffed. Equally suitable for either hockey, rink or general skating. Sizes 
81/2. 9, 91/2, 10, 101/0, 11, 111/2 inches Pair, $4.00 




Men's Outfit, Including "Challenge" Combina- 
tion Skates No. XE, fastened to Spalding 
Shoes No, 332, Complete, Pair, $8.00 



ing "Challenge" Combination Skate. 

We recommend following skate 
shoe outfits: 

Men's Outfit. Including No. XE 
Skates and No. 332 Shoes. Com- 
plete, attached Pair, $8.00 

Women's Outfit. Including No. XE 
Skates and No. 330 Shoes. Com- 
plete, attached Pair, $8.00 



SPALDING ,^/^:t^^^^^^^'^<p^^^^ HOCKEY SKATES 

No. XK. Blades of Synthite steel, hardened and tempered, extra finely pol- 
ished, nickel-plated and buffed. Plates and other parts polished, plated and 
buffed. Sizes 8 1/2, 9, 9i^, 10, 10 1/2, 11. 111/2 inches Pair, $4.00 







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No. XK. Spalding "Hockey Club" Skate. 

We recommend following skate shoa 
outfits: 

Men's Outfit. Including No. XK 
Skates and No. 332 Shoes. Com- 
plete, attached Pair, $8.00 

Women's Outfit. Including No. XK 
Women's Outfit. Including "Hockey Club" Spates and No. 330 Shoes. Corn- 
Skates No. XK, fastened to Spalding Shoes No. Pl^te, attached Pair, $8.00 

330, for Women or Girls. Complete, Pair, $8.00 



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SPALDING .^^^t^u::;?^^^ HOCKEY SKATES 

Two styles, No. XXS with splayed blades and No, XXW with wide blades 5-32 
inch. Both are of special treated Synthloy steel, hardened and tempered, very 
special polished, nickel-plated and buffed. Plates and other parts all extra 
finely polished, nickel-plated and buffed. Sizes 91/2, 10, 10 1^, 11, liy2, 12 inches. 

c 





No. XXS or No. XXW "Autograph" Hockey 
Skates fastened to Spalding Shoes No. 339. 
Complete, Pair, $12.50 



No. XXS. Spalding "Autograph-" 
Hockey Skates. (Extra Expert 
Quality Hockej'.) Splayed 
blades Pair, $7.50 

No. XXW. Spalding "Autograph" 
Hockey Skates. Wide blades, 
5-32 inch Pair, $7.50 

Price for No. XXS or No. XXW 

Skates, including Spalding No. 

339 Shoes. Complete, attached. 

Pair, $12.50 



SPALDING 



./W^^ik:^i^^<^?-^2^ 



HOCKEY SKATES 




Blades are of Synthloy steel, hardened and tempered, 
very special polished, plated and buffed. Plates extra 
fine' poli. shed, plated and buffed. Sizes 9 to 12 i: 



inches. 




No. XHN. Spalding "Intercollegiate" 
Expert Hockey Skate. 

No. XHN. Spalding "Intercollegiate" 
Expert Hockey Skates. Narrow 
blades, 3-32 inch Pair, $5.00 

No. XHW. Same as No. XHN, except 
wide blade. 5-32 inch Pair, $5.00 

? Skate Shoe Outfits: 
Women's "Intercolleg-iate" Hockey 
Including either No. XHN' or No. Outfit. Including No. XHW Skates 

XHW Skates, and No. 339 Shoes. and No. 370 Shoes. Complete, at- 

Complete, attached Pair, $10.00 tached Pair, $10.50 

SPECIAL NOTICE. Above skates are built to be used on Men's Shoes No. 339, or Women's 
5hoes No. 370, or some other style made similarly. They cannot be used to good advantage 
on ordinary street shoes, nor with heavy skating shoes made with full heels. 



"Intercollegiate" Hockey Skates No. XHW 
fastened to Spalding Shoes No. 370, for 
Women or Girls. Complete, Pair, $10.50 

We recommend followin 
Men's "Intercollegiate" Hockey Outfit. 



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SPALDING 
"SALCHOW MODEL" EXPERT FIGURE SKATES 

Ulrich Salchow, world's champion figure sl^ater, uses a 
model slvate that is recognized universally as the best in 
every particular for figure skating. This skate, which 
A. G. Spalding & Bros, have the exclusive right to mar- 
ket in the United States and Canada, is made in Sweden 
under Mr. Salchow's personal direction. Every pair pos- 
itively passes under his own inspection. 




SPALDING 




No. SR Figure Skate. Men's. Salchow Model. 

No. SR. Two-stanchion skates, 
special welded construction, giv- 
ing the absolute rigidity re- 
quired in a figure skate for ex- 
pert use. Best quality Swedish 
steel, specially tempered blades. 
Round toes, with special teeth. 
Sizes dVz, 10, lOi/^, 11, 111/2, 12 
inches Pair, $15.00 

The Salchow mark will be found 
No. SR Figure Skate, Salchow Model, attached upon every pair of Spalding Nos. 
to JP^|,inf ^0- 300 Shoe for Men. Complete SR and SRL figure Skates. 
Outfit, Skates and Shoes. Pair, $25.00 



No. SRL Figure 
Skate. Salchow 
Model, attached to 
Spalding No. 310 
shoe for Women. 
Complete Outfit, 
Skates and Shoes. 
Pair, $25.00 





No. SRL Figure Skate. Women's. Salchow Model. 



No. SRL. Similar style to No. SR, 
but made slightly lighter and in 
women's sizes. Two stancliions, 
round toes, special teeth. Sizes 
8V2, 9, 91/2, 10, 101^. inches. 

Pair, $15.00 
A. G. Spalding & Bros, have the 
exclusive right to market the gen- 
uine "SalchoAv Model" Figure 
Skates in the United States and 
Canada, 



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QUALITY 



SPALDING AMERICAN MADE FIGURE SKATES 

Spalding "American Made" Figure Skates will come to 
mean more and more each season from now on, with the 
demand for correct model figure skates on a steady in- 
crease, due to the opening of so many first-class rinks in 
the big cities. 




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Spalding "Boston Model" iigiire Skate No. SS 

''Boston Model" Figure 
Skates for Men 

No. SS. An original American 
model for the expert figure 
skater. A scientifically perfect 
figure skate. Made throughout 
of specially treated Synthloy 
steel, finely polished, extra heavy 
nickel-plated and buffed. Sizes 
9i/>, 10, lOy.,, 11, 111/2, 12 inches. 
Pair, $15.00 

Spalding "Boston^lil^d^l'' Figure sl^e No. SS ^^ ^si. For women Otherwise 
#„o+«„^5 +^ c^oi^,-„o. -Mr. 3nn svinA fr.T Mt.n. Similar to JNo. Sb. bizes 873, 9, 



fastened to Spalding No. 300 Shoe, for Men. 
Complete Outfit Skates and Shoes. Pair, $25.00 



9i{., 10, lOy- inches. .Pair, $15.00 



"American Model" Figure Skates for Men 

No. RR. This skate is an American made copy of the best foreign model, 
Spalding No. SR. Special treated Synthloy steel, hardened and tempered, 
finely polished, heavily nickel-plated and buffed. Sizes 91/2, 10, 10 Vj, 11, 11V_>, 
12 inches Pair, $10.00 

No BBI^. For women. Otherwise as No. RR. Sizes 8%, 9, 91/2, 10, IOV2 
inches Pair, $10.00 




Spalding "American Model" Figure Skate No. E.E. 
We recommend following Skate Shoe Outfits: 

No. SS skates with No. 300 shoes, for men Pair, $25.00 

No. SSL skates with No. 310TK (tan kid) shoes, for women Pair 27.00 

No. SSI. skates with No. 310 shoes, for women. (No. 310 shoes are of black 

kangaroo, similar in general style to No. 300 Pair, $25.00 

No. RR skates with No. 300 shoes, for men Pair, 20.00 

No. RRI. skates with No. 310 shoes, for women Pair^ 80.00 



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SPALDING INTERNATIONAL FIGURE SKATES 




rOR RINK AND PANCY SKATING 

No. KR. For men. Correct model figure skates. Blades 
of special treated Synthloy steel, hardened and tem- 
pered, very special polished, nickel-plated and buffed. 
Plates extra finely polished, nickel-plated and buffed. 
Sizes 91/2, 10, 101/0, 11, 111/2, 12 inches Pair, $7.50 

No. KRIi. For women. Otherwise same as No KR. 
Sizes 81/2, 9, 91/2, 10, 101/2 inches Pair, $7.50 

Spalding- 
InternationalFigure C^" 
Skate No. KR C^ 



Spalding International Figure Skate No. KR 
fastened to Spalding Shoe No. 300 for Men. 
Complete Outfit Skates and Shoes. Pair, $17.50 



Spalding International Figure Skating 
Outfits for Women 

No. KRI.310. Consisting of No. KRL 
Figure Skates attached to Spalding 
Special Figure Skating Shoes No. 
310, for women. 

Price complete, $17.50 Pair 

No. KRIillOC. Consisting of No. KRL. 
Figure Skates attached to Spalding 
Special Figure Skating Shoes No. 
HOC, for women. 

Price complete, $15.50 Pair 

No. KRI.110K. Consisting of No. KRL, 
I'lgure Skates attached to Spalding 
Special Figure Skating Shoes No. 
11 OK, for women. (Note. No. 11 OK 
shoes are similar to No. HOC but 
of black glazed kid instead of pearl 
chrome leather.) 

Price complete, $15.50 Pair 




Spalding International Figure 
Skating Outfits fcr Men 

No. KR30O. Consisting of No. KR 
Figure Skates attached to Spald- 
ing Special Figure Skating Shoes 
No. 300, for men. 

Price complete, $17.50 Pair 

No. KR336. Consisting of No. KR 
I'Mgure Skates attached to Spald- 
ing Skating Shoes No. 336, for 
men. Price complete, $13.50 Pair 



Spalding 

International 

Figure Skate No. KRL 

fastened to Spalding 

Shoe No. HOC 

for Women 

Complete Outfit 

Skates and Shoes. 

Pair, $15.50 




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SPALDING "CHARLOTTE" MODEL FIGURE SKATES 




Genuine "Charlotte" Skates of her 
latest patented model ara manufac- 
tured by A. G. Spalding & Sros. 
The premier woman figure skater of 
the world wears Spalding made skates 
exclusively, and she has given us ex- 
clusiva permission to stamp her Trade- 
Mark on the special "Charlotte" (Reg. 
V. S. Pat. Off.) Model Figure Skates 
which we supply to our customers. 




Showing No. CT ' 
to Spalding No. 
Pair, $27.00 



'Charlotte" Skate attached 
310TK Shoes. Complete, 




Model 



The Spalding- "Charlotte 
Figfure Skate 

Is the style "Charlotte," who is now 

on tour of the United States with her 

ice skate ballet, wears exclusively. 

No. CT. "Charlotte" Model Skates attached to No. 310 
Shoes, complete Pair, $25.00 

We can supply also, but only on special order — not carried 
in stock. 

The "Charlotte" Pigfure Skating- Outfit, consisting of No. CT 
"Charlotte" Model Skates attached to Special No. 310W 
White Calf Shoes, (No. 310W Shoes are not recommended 
for any but rink and exhibition figure skating) outfit, 
complete. Supplied on special order only ... .Pair, $30.00 



The most graceful and altogether sat- 
isfactory woman's figure skate ever 
manufactured. 

No. CT. "Charlotte" Model Figure 
Skates for women, patented design, 
special treated Synthloy steel, extra 
special finish, polished, nickel-plated 
and buffed. Sizes gi/o, 9, 9y., 10, 

lOVo inches Pair, $15.00 

"We recommend following skate shoe 
combinations: 

No. CT. "Charlotte" Model Skates 
attached to No. 310TK (tan kid) 
Shoes, complete Pair, $27.00 



SPECIAL NOTE. No. 310TK 
Shoes are similar model to our 
No. 310 Women's Black Kan- 
garoo Figure Skating Shoes, 
which are worn now by practi- 
cally every expert womanskater 
in this country. TheNo. 310TK 
in tan kid, but similar model to 
the No. 310. we believe pro- 
vides a most pleasing varia- 
tion, and in combination with 
the '-Charlotte" Model Skate 
makes a really wonderful outfit 
in every respect. 




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STANDARD QUALITY 

An article that is uttiversally given the appellation "Standard" is thereby conceded to be the Criterion, to which are 
compared all other things of a similar nature. For instance, the Gold Dollar of the United States is the Standard unit 
of currency, because it must legally contain a specific proportion of pure gold, and the fact of its being Genuine is 
guaranteed by the Government Stamp thereon. As a protection to the users of this currency against counterfeiting and 
other tricks, considerable money is expended in maintaining a Secret Service Bureau of Elxperts. Under the law, citizen 
manufacturers must depend to a great extent upon Trade-Marks and similar devices to protect themselves against coun- 
terfeit products — without the aid of "Government Detectives" or "Public Opinion" to assist them. 

Consequently the "Consumer's Protection" against misrepresentation and "inferior quality" rests entirely upon tha 
integrity and responsibility of the "Manufacturer." 

A. G. Spalding & Bros, have, by their rigorous attention to "Quality," for forty years, caused their Trade-Mark to 
become known throughout the world as a Guarantee of Quality as dependable in their field as the U. S. Currency is in its field. 

The necessity of upholding the guarantee of the Spalding Trade-Mark and maintaining the Standard Quality of theii 
Athletic Goods, is, therefore, as obvious as is the necessity of the Government in maintaining a Standard Currency. 

Thus each consumer is not only insuring himself but also protecting other consumers when he assists a Reliable 
Manufacturer in upholding his Trade- Mark and all that it stands for. Therefore, we urge all users of our Athletic 
Goods to assist us in maintaining the Spalding Standard of Elxcellence, by insisting that our Trade-Mark be plainly 
stamped on all athletic goods which they buy, because without this precaution our best efforts towards' maintaining 
Standard Quality and preventing fraudulent substitution will be ineffectual. 

Manufacturers of Standard Articles invariably suffer the reputation of being high-priced, and this sentiment is fostered 
and emphasized by makers of "inferior goods," with whom low prices are the main consideration. 

A manufacturer of recognized Standard Goods, with a reputation to uphold and a guarantee to protect, must neces. 
sarily have higher prices than a manufacturer of cheap goods, whose idea of and basis of a claim for Standard Quality 
depends principally upon the eloquence of the salesman. 

We know from experience that there is no quicksand more unstable 
than poverty in quality — and we avoid this quicksand by Standard Quality. 



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STANDARD POLICY 

A Standard Quality must be inseparably linked to a Standard Policy. 

Without a definite and Standard Mercantile Policy, it is impossible for a Manufacturer to long maintain a Standard Quality. 

To market his goods through the jobber, a manufacturer must provide a profit for the jobber as well as for the retail 
dealer. To meet these conditions of Dual Profits, the manufacturer is obliged to set a proportionately high list price on 
his goods to the consumer. 

To enable the glib salesman, when booking his orders, to figure out attractive profits to both the jobber and retailer, 
these high list prices are absolutely essential; but their real purpose will have been served when the manufacturer has 
secured his order from the jobber, and the jobber has secured his order from the retailer. 

However, these deceptive high list prices are not fair to the consumer, who does not. and, in reality, is not ever 
expected to pay these fancy list prices. 

When the season opens for the sale of such goods, with their misleading but alluring high list prices, the retailer 
begins to realize his responsibilities, and grapples with the situation as best he can, by offering "special discounts, which 
vary with local trade conditions. 

Under this system of merchandising, the profits to both the manufacturer and the Jobber are assured-; but as there is 
no stability maintained in the prices to the consumer, the keen competition amongst the local dealers invariably leads tea 
demoralized cutting of prices by which the profits of the retailer are practically eliminated. - tl 

This demoralization always reacts on the manufacturer. The jobber insists on lower, and still lower, prices. The 
manufacturer, in his turn, meets this demand for the lowering of prices by the only way open to him. viz.: the cheapening 
and degrading of the quality of his product. r. , 

The foregoing conditions became so intolerable that.1l 7 years ago, in 1899. A. G. Spalding & Bros, determined to rectify 
this demoralization in the Athletic Goods Trade, and inaugurated what has since become known as 'The Spalding Policy. 

The "Spalding Policy" eliminates the jobber entirely, so far as Spalding Goods are concerried, and the retail dealer 
secures the supply of Spalding Athletic Goods direct from the manufacturer by which the retail dealer is assured a fair, 
legitimate and certain profit on all Spalding Athletic Goods, and the consumer is assured a Standard Quality and is 
protected from imposition. ^^ i i 

The "Spalding Policy" is decidedly for the interest and protectibn of the users of Athletic Goods, and acts in two ways: 

FIRST.— The uteris awored of genuine Official Standutl Athleb'c Goods. 

SECOND. -A» manufacturera. we can proceed with confidence in purchaung at the proper time, the very best raw 
material* required in the manufacture of our various sooda, well ahead of their retpectiTe leaions, and this enables ua to pro. 



vide the neceasarjr quantity and absolutely maintain 



> gooils, weu aneao or tneir retpeci 
the Spalding Standard of Quality. 



All retail dealers handling Spalding Athletic Goods are requested to supply consumers at our regular printed catalogue 
prices— neither more nor less— the same prices that similar goods are sold for in our New York, Chicago and other stores. 

All Spalding dealers, as well ks users of Spalding Athletic Goods, are treated exacdy alike, and no special rebates or 
discriminations arc allowed to anyone. 

This, briefly, is the "Spalding PoUcy," which has already been in successful operation for the past 17 year^ and will 
be indefinitely continued. 

In other words, "The Spalding Policy" is a "square deal" for everybody. 

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